2008年8月29日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

China's CNOOC to invest 6.6 bln dlrs in oil refining: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 01:32 AM CDT

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the nation's third largest oil producer, will spend 6.6 billion dollars to nearly double the capacity of a major refinery project, state media said Friday. CNOOC plans to boost its oil refinery in Huizhou, a city in south China's Guangdong province, to 22 million tonnes a year by 2015 from the present 12 million, according to the China Daily.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the nation's third largest oil producer, will spend 6.6 billion dollars to nearly double the capacity of a major refinery project, state media said Friday.

China warns on rural, urban income gap: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:18 AM CDT

Farmers sit on the roadside on the outskirts of Shangrila, China's southwestern Yunnan province, in March. The income gap between urban and rural areas in China is the worst in a generation, state media reported Friday, five years after leaders made equality a top policy aim.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The income gap between urban and rural areas in China is the worst in a generation, state media reported Friday, five years after leaders made equality a top policy aim.

Mazda halves 08/09 sales f'cast at one China venture (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 09:23 PM CDT

Reuters - Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) halved its sales forecast at one of its two Chinese joint ventures on Friday in one of the first signs that a demand slowdown in the world's second-biggest car market is affecting automakers' plans.

Chinese agencies embezzled $660 million in 2007 (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 10:03 AM CDT

This file photo shows Tiananmen Square across from the Great Hall of the People. Chinese government departments embezzled, misused or mismanaged billions of dollars last year, the nation's auditor said in an annual report that often leads to a slew of graft charges.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AP - Chinese government auditors have uncovered the misuse of millions of dollars in disaster assistance as part of an embezzlement probe spanning 10 central government departments, state media reported Thursday.

China's tallest building to open in Shanghai (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 09:51 AM CDT

A couple of women walk near the newly-built Shanghai World Financial Center, left, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008 in Shanghai's Pudong District, China. The 492-meter-tall, 101-story China's tallest building with the world's highest observation platform will be opened to the public on August 30. The 88-stories Jin Mao Tower, right, is the second highest building in China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's tallest building, the 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center, will open to the public on Saturday, 14 years after its developer began the project.

China rules out Taiwan joining UN agencies (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 09:51 AM CDT

An aerial view of the United Nations in New York City. China on Thursday ruled out Taiwan joining agencies of the United Nations, frustrating hopes that its stance might soften after the island elected a more China-friendly president earlier this year.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - China on Thursday ruled out Taiwan joining agencies of the United Nations, frustrating hopes that its stance might soften after the island elected a more China-friendly president earlier this year.

Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 06:07 AM CDT

In this April 16, 2008 file photo, Caterpillar heavy machinery for sale is lined up at Milton Cat in Richmond, Vt. Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar says demand for its global mining and energy products pushed its first-quarter earnings up 13 percent. Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)AP - Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday.

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